The Moving Lives Forward Scholarship for Fall/Spring 2011-2012 provides financial assistance to a resident of British Columbia who is:

• diagnosed with a severe mental illness such as schizophrenia, bipolar or schizo-affective disorder
• currently receiving medical treatment, including medicatin and psychiatric care

Six scholarships of $750 and two scholarships of $1500 will be awarded by the Mood Disorders Association of BC (MBABC) in partnership with the BC Schizophrenia Society (BCSS) and Eli Lilly Canada.

And the winners are...

$1500   Joe Roback - Psychology Major (Simon Fraser University)

$1500  Caroline Blair - Masters Clinical Psychology (Kwantlen Polytechinic University)

$750   Francine Cunningham - Masters Fine Arts (University of British Columbia)

$750   Lucas Dahl - Plumber (Camosun College)

$750   Melanie Konkin - Addictions Counselling (Vancouver Community College)

$750   Gregory Mohammed - Professor of Physics (University of Northern British Columbia)

$750   Elizabeth Parsons - Masters in Social Work (University of Victoria)

$750   Vicki Pley - Culinary Arts Diploma (North Island College_

Congratulations to all our winners!

Please check back next spring for information on the Moving Lives Forward Scholarship for 2012 / 2013.